Duke's Jabari Parker has an important decision to make by Tuesday.
The freshman forward is debating whether or not to declare for the 2014 NBA draft.
Parker and Creighton forward Doug McDermott, who are both 6 foot 8, joined Mark Willard and Mychal...

The lawyers for longtime Lakers Spanish-language radio play-by-play announcer Fernando Gonzalez held a news conference on behalf of their client on Friday outside of Los Angeles County Superior Court.
"He's a dedicated individual, dedicated to the...

The Lakers introduced their new coach, former Showtime member Byron Scott, at a news conference Tuesday. It began with surprise appearances by former Lakers greats Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamaal Wilkes, and included an introduction and...

The Lakers had hoped to make it much ado about something, putting up billboards, sending out tweets and assembling a large contingent of players, coaches and team executives to persuade Dwight Howard to stay with the storied NBA franchise.
The league'...

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For the past nine seasons, John Ireland has been the Los Angeles Lakers' sideline reporter for KCAL 9 television. But that has changed because the Corona del Mar High alumnus will now be calling the action.
Ireland, a 1981 graduate of CdM, will be the play-by-play announcer on 710 ESPN radio alongside commentator and former Laker Mychal Thompson, it was announced Tuesday.
Ireland, 47, who has been with KCAL since 1995, replaces Spero Dedes, now with the New York Knicks.
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1979-80
FINALS
Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 2
An old dog, a new trickster and birth of 'Showtime'
"Showtime" began as 20-year-old rookie Magic Johnson inspired this talented team to first in the Pacific Division. After four close games in the Finals, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 33, turned in a 40-point performance in Game 5 despite spraining his ankle. With Abdul-Jabbar out, Johnson stepped up in Game 6 with 42 points and 15 rebounds.
The Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jamaal Wilkes, Magic Johnson, Norm...

If the Lakers had their own Hall of Fame, which players would you select for induction? That is the basis for our next series of polls, in which we ask our readers to vote on who is most worthy of this honor. We will break down the history of the team by posit

Highlighting the best comments after the jump of former Lakers blog member Rick Friedman, who recently passed way after fighting cancer. "It's become almost impossible to stomach watching an entire Lakers game. Smush chokes at the charity stripe when the chips

Take hold: Lakers forward Mychal Thompson pulls down a rebound in a game against Sacramento on Jan. 15, 1990. The addition of Thompson, acquired in a trade with San Antonio in February 1987, was critical to the Lakers' title hopes...